temperatures taking a nosedive tonight around the chicago area. let's get right to it. we are going from april back to january level temperatures in this sense we return to where we should debate. 27 degrees colder tonight than 24 hours ago. 7 blow at bismarck. look how the temperatures have changed from 24 hours ago. aurora is 40

degrees colder. these are current temperatures factor in the wind in disgusting up to 30 mi. per hour with snow at this point we are already down to single-digit wind chills around the area. the thermometer will read in the teens during the day tomorrow look at what the wind chills will be doing tomorrow morning. we could have the coldest night of the winter and of the last two years. we will show you some big totals later up north of us. more than five years behind bars but tonight former gov. george ryan will sleep in his own bed at his own home tonight not as a halfwayat a halfway house as expected. at almost 79 years of age former gov. george

ryan left federal prison looking a bit thinner now looking to a day older than when he surrendered back in november of 2007 tonight he is here at home in kankakee a bit of a surprise ending when the general school of thought was that he would finish out his sentence and a chicago halfway house it was 6:45 a.m. dressed in a gray coat and accompanied by his only son and longtime friend and lawyer once a powerhouse republican in illinois seen for the first and only time after spending just more than five years in prison he said nothing as he entered the chicago halfway house presumably to check in, outside his lawyers talked to the camera. the loss of his pension 5 and 1/2 years

of imprisonment. that is a significant punishment. >> a short time later ryan exited the building undetected headed for home in kankakee. the prison decided he could spend the next six months on home confinement thompson said his client was not bitter or angry but excepting the man charged with racketeering and fraud sought tirelessly to overturn his conviction and he continues that fight even today and as a result he has lost everything including his wife of 50 years she died in june of 2011 while he was behind bars he was granted to visits with her before she died he is pretty

broke. he will get social security again but he is pretty broke years ago no one was listening to him no one but the fbi today she hopes for a changed man for george ryan after all he has been through. i am not 100 percent sure i have ever seen his acknowledgement. i would like for him to own some of the things that he did but now life for him is severely limited. he has to follow a very strict regimen he is not free to go as he pleases it's as though he were in a halfway house except that he is home the bureau of prison made that call into his age was likely a factor tonight he is home earlier than expected surrounded by loved one's children and

grandchildren and all. he is back home with his family it's been a long 5 and 1/2 years. george ryan is not going to be living in the house completely by himself. they're telling their lawyer that george rhine has been in our prayers and we hope that anyone else will learn from this tragedy so that it will never happen again. someone who knows the former governor

well is the man that worked with him side-by-side. when you walk in prison that first day this is the day you wait for. all of the time that you wake in prison you wait for this one day. do you want to talk to him and what would you say? we have a long history so i really don't need to chitchat i know what prison is like. i hope to talk to him. you talked about how you

reluctantly testified to protect your family members. >> that's a very good question i always say that if he was in the same position i was i would understand. i hope he is not better obviously he is not bitter about the process because life does go on. you survived after prison obviously he talked about several occasions what is it going to be like for him to transition back to everyday life? eventually he will transition into regular life. it's amazing how within a few mons six months maybe people forget about this. it is a memory, not a good memory but you get caught back up in the normal everyday life family

friends and suddenly you think i have been out for six or seven months breaking news tonight at of southern wisconsin b5 alarm blaze when they processed eggs and egg products near home several homes evacuated because of the fire the hospital says they have had a handful of walk- in patients dealing with severe smoke inhalation problems the company has been around since 1941 one of the deadliest january months of the year comes to a close with pure outrage over the death of a girl. you took a bright innocent person and a non-violent person next the family of the young woman

speaks out calling for justice for their daughter. more about rage here in chicago with gun violence on capitol hill. ac r

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she is what is best in our city a child going to school who took the final exam who has just been to the inaugural... >> very emotional mayor rahm emanuel talking about the killing of a 15 year-old whose shooting death even touched the white house. we are near the park where she was randomly gunned down. we have just learned that mayor emanuel tonight spend one hour with her family at their home he came as the mayor and does a parent to offer his condolences and also to tell them that he will not rest until justice is served

chicago police superintendent gary mccarthy also promised a family that they will find the killer, mccarthy the mayor and community leaders all gathered today to speak out on this violence that has hit very close to home. but the hardest hit is the family of pendleton her parents and brother braving the cold and rain to talk about the 15 year-old. add to 30 dick righteously stood in this spot where at the same time yesterday she was gunned down, hit in the back by a single bullet as she tried to get away she and her volleyball teammates and some others to cover under this can becanopy at harsh park once the rain started coming down. none of the individuals who are here in the group were involved in

any sort of criminal activity. but what we believe happened is that this is some sort of territory that some day and might call their own. police say that the gunman probably mistakenly thought the group was part of the gang when he jumped a fence and opened fire killing heart and wounding two others more innocent victims in chicago's gang wars. >> these are not the people i know and love and no gain controls this war she was also a major red at king's college prep, one of the best time schools in this city. last week the band performed at president obama as inauguration that is hurt in the middle this afternoon mayor emanuel had harsh words for those who took the life of a young lady filled with hope and love. if you look for her in touch talks about her future she took her final exam she had dreams, and these into

this and gangbanger, this punk, they took it away from her and in my view they took it away from the city of chicago. a reward is being given for anyone with information about her killer the church donated $5,000 to the pot that continues to grow he calls it a bounty on the head of the killer and implores people to come forward. >> where are you? what kind of person are you that you have a killer come home, sit in the mcdonald's and watch tv? not acceptable. that report is now at $15,000 in full most likely continue to rise to call chicago police or crime stoppers if you have any information, so far no are rests have been made. >>arrests have been made.

>> her murder also has the attention of the white house. our thoughts and prayers are with the pendleton family and as the president has said we will never be able to eradicate every act of evil in this country but if we can save even one child life we have an obligation to try when it comes to discouraging gun violence we are hearing mayor rahm emanuel and police superintendent will hold a press conference tomorrow at about 1115 we're told it is about the chicago police department structure and not specifically about this case. a congressional committee hung on every halting word of testimony. >> too many children are dying. , too many children. we must do

something. it will be hard. but the time is now. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords among those calling on congress to take sweeping action and to enact stricter gun control laws. also testifying today was wayne lapierre of the national rifle association. >> the criminals will not go to purchase the bonds because there will be background checks you missed that point completely and i think it's basic senator i think you missed... you are not even stopping them. president obama wants to reinstate the

u.s. ban on military-style assault weapons and limit the capacity of ammunition magazines a drill designed to protect students and teachers in the time of mass shootings plays out at carry grove high school i think it's not just bad for the school but it's sad that the world has come to this that we have to pretend like someone could shoot up the school it's scary. very controversial today officials fired two lines from a starter pistol this morning inside the school students and teachers retreated to their classrooms locking the doors the exercise lasted about 20 minutes some parents felt that the drill was a bit too realistic. it was a very controlled environment everyone felt very safe. >> in my opinion it's good to prepare the kids in case it does happen. the police chief says

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over 20 vying to replace former congressman jesse jackson jr. in the second congressional district of course complaints from the contenders who were left out of this, this candidate's debate organized by a local group of wood on professionalsyoung professionals focusing on issues of great importance like education and economic growth. economic development underemployment or no employment, i know we have a lot of challenges. >> we could be creating the advanced manufacturing jobs that you all deserve connecting air, rail and water. i'm the only candidate that has a comprehensive plan from one end of the district to the other. we

will build the third airport that will build 15,000 jobs just to start. >> getting our people employed, we have the highest unemployment rate and the longest commute time and some of the biggest most pressing challenges we can face educating our kids throwing his support of both mindbehind robin kelly the special election is february 26th. there is no tonight. tom skilling issnow 0 tonight tom skilling is back.tonight, * skilling isto tom skilling

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over 3.6 in.. just amazing into that makes it the wettest month around here. this is a iron mountain mich. david sent us this shot in from steve brown here is how they looked on the time lapse. it is a sign that arctic air is returning. we will

have undergone 66 degree temperature pullback. we check the biggest temperature falls over a three day. in january. thermometer readings will actually be in the teens. look at this area of the united states. we have the siberian express running. those were the

highest these are the current temperatures down to 24 at o'hare. these winds are not helping their blown across the midwest. lowering wind chills to about 12 right now. the falling temperatures mean that what pavement is freezing tonight and we will obscure some of that ice with a little layer of snow. with the big storm squall line turning deadly today with tornadic thunderstorms

still advisory's for wind and flooding rains. these are wind chill advisory's. indicating that we have the temperatures which will become more and more evident in the days ahead. here is the view from northbrook. a rough day in the north woods.

these are the advisory's for flooding rain each of these icons has a weather station reporting measure of olsen of. 40 states have been touched by the storm huge temperature difference literally summer on one side of the system and winter on the other.

then the temperatures recover a little bit over the weekend. more on the update on the seven day. meet our teacher of the month who helps students discover why they are. [ bells jingle ] [ cash register dings ] [ male announcer ] wow. a brave choice. okay, focus. think courage. think shaun white. think how perfect they'll be for

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in tonight's medical watch predicting it brain tumors like predicting upcoming storms for patients that means they can make choices on how to better protect themselves. tom skilling surrounds himself with information armed with the knowledge he creates the daily and weekly forecasts in this laboratory researchers are doing the exact same thing except they're forecasting how quickly a brain tumor will erupt and

spread. a stronger protection from the elements. the disease was only this big the difference is a measure of how well the treatment works. >> look at this image think of the white spot in this iceberg. the red represents the true side like the iceberg below the surface. it's all about seeing what you cannot see. how can you infer? mri is good but limited instead researchers at northwestern madison are using a mathematical model are analyzing cell density. one of the nice

things about this is you cannot only predict what the patients look like. in this case the line represents how large and fast it will grow but then the treatment has started now a look at the red box below the line represents how much smaller the mass was from the original prediction. it is no longer rising into growing but the angle of projection is shrinking. they need to know if the treatment they are on is doing the right thing. these patients over here may not be getting as much the goal is to accurately predict exactly when to change therapy. others give

up on the strongest standard therapy to suit the researchers are hoping that prediction will me life extension. >> later in sports scores crawford into the talks try to remain undefeated as they open their long road in minnesota. [ female announcer ] switch to swiffer 360 duster extender and you'll dump your old duster. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ ♪ who's that lady? ♪ ♪ sexy lady ♪ ♪ who's that lady? ♪ [ female announcer ] swiffer 360 duster extender cleans high and low, with thick all around fibers that attract & lock up to two times more dust than a feather duster. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning.

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and literacy is the universally acknowledged symbol of excellence in system that discourages students from talking about rates and encouraging them to focus on learning instead even suggesting that they go back in time you get to some pretty amazing places. our teacher of the month

is molly myers this course is so relevant to their lives. where is poverty in the world? where is a wealth in chicago she makes a difference in the life of her students by given to her students she writes letters and messages and tells us how we can improve in school. she likens her method of teaching to we rubrics crewcube. it is hard to figure it out but you keep trying. if i go to her for help or if i am struggling with something, she believes that you

master something so usually she says like geography class is to practice what you learned in class and it's really helpful. molly myers keeps her students so engaged with learning that they don't have time to get hung up on grades having them know everything there is to know about anyone talk backany topic is her goal. on behalf of wgn news, congratulations. go to our web site for details. tom skilling has our seventh day forecast. seven

day forecast. >> 3.6 in. for the month which is now twice normal it makes it the first wet month. it's amazing what one storms moisture can do. nowhere are visibility's down a fraction of a mile this is light snow dusting the area as our storm whips out and we get some sun mixed with clouds the big arctic height drops into the country. here's a closer look at how the snow with the the next weather system friday

morning. there's the snow that developed by the time we get to saturday night. that is the little snow system that could be in friday night or saturday. watch temperatures bounce back to 34 on sunday. in other words we are rejecting the arctic air once again. keep that in mind as we all freeze tomorrow on the bus stop. it happened in the movies who knew it would come to this in real life? there he is

selling canned fresh air. the air particle levels there are reportedly 20 times worse each can of air cost 80 u.s. cents. the bulls tried to rise up for the first time this season. the black hawks don't want to change a thing as the plan to goouem nt f

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these guys are winning all of these games but the games have not been easy. tonight minneapolis, no exception. cory crawford is strong again tonight. andrew shaw then did a home, 1-1. bang ticketbanged it home, 1-1. minnesota came back to tie it. it went to overtime and then a shootout they just won the game 3-2 the

first loss for the hawks what they do get a point tonight. derrick rose is now taking full contact practice which should mean that his return has no marked in dazed and not weeks. days and not weeks. fox is going on with newnames robinson, more electricity off the fence, out the back door. for the first time in two years. hoppity jimmy but it is throwing one down. jimmy bucket is throwing

one down. 18 more tonight's 10 points michigan in the lead not bashful for a freshman. also depaul is on the road the demons in this game all the way. brandon young seven and a half to play with 4 minutes to go in the game, 55-55. close games for out here too. the freshmen can be him. we never met one of those that would like. 12 points the irish go to 17 and 4.

pro golfer has admitted to using the deer antler spray he said he didn't know what had a bed substance of it. some former football players are also accused of using the stuff. today in new orleans nobody mentioned the family mom and dad had their own news conference. to brothers prepared to lukman told horns on super bowl sunday. every coaching room is aglow with a video. they are prepared to attack this day with enthusiasm beyond anything that has ever been known to humankind

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